Peptide hormones
A. are able to pass through the membrane and bind to a receptor in the cytoplasm.
B. initiate gene expression.
C. act much more slowly than steroid hormones.
D. bind to a receptor in the plasma membrane.
E. are composed of a complex of four carbon rings.
Answer: D
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